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About 12,000 people attended the Vancouver Park Board’s Polar Bear Swim on Jan. 1 at English Bay Beach, where participants plunged into the cold water to kick off the new year. The event, which turned 104 years old, motivates attendees to dip or compete in a 100-yard race in 6°C water. “I have been participating
People from across Metro Vancouver descended on English Bay beach on New Year's Day as part of the annual Polar Bear Swim, which has run for over a century. Here are some of the best pictures from the event.
How the ritual became a a freezing fixture of New Year’s Day
How the ritual became a a freezing fixture of New Year’s Day
104 years of jumping in the sea on January 1.